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FLIP: Focus on Learning, Innovation and Pedagogy is a faculty discussion group, ideas lab and learning community focused on topics related to the theory and practice of teaching and learning. FLIP is open to faculty members, instructors, postdocs and graduate students who want to study, discuss and try out various evidence-based approaches to instruction, including student-centered learning, discipline-based education research, flipped classrooms, problem-based learning (PBL), case studies and other forms of active learning. More Information

What’s culturally responsive education got to do with it? Aren’t all students the same? In this interactive and hands-on workshop, participants will gain an understanding of the importance of culturally responsive education and why culture in the classroom matters. Likewise, they will learn strategies to engage diverse learners utilizing hands-on, minds-on science activities. The session will conclude with an informal question-and-answer session focused on how to engage diverse learners across disciplines. Register

Hear from the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety what to do to keep your students and yourself safe. Response to an active shooter should be dictated by the specific circumstances of the encounter. This seminar is designed to provide guidance on what to do in a shooting incident, how to be prepared, how to think safely and how to recognize a potential problem, specifically in campus and classroom contexts. Register

The purpose of this presentation is to increase your multicultural competency, intercultural skills and knowledge on the University, State and Federal laws and policies that protect the rights of all employees with regard to age, ability, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetics. The most successful leaders desire to create and sustain a truly inclusive workplace in which every member of the team contributes to the best of his or her ability. A lack of knowledge or understanding, or biases whether conscious or unconscious, however, may interfere with even the best-intentioned leadership. This presentation examines how identity, stereotypes, bias and issues surrounding communication can affect our community while providing you with the skills for relationship building, advocating and creating an inclusive working environment Register

Quality online teaching includes creating a course designed with students' learning needs in mind. Here at the Center for Teaching Excellence, the instructional design team developed a Blackboard template doing just that—and integrated many best practices and boilerplate language for high-quality courses. In this session, we'll demo this template and discuss how you can develop a well-organized, easy-to-navigate course using the template—saving you time and effort, while increasing student satisfaction (and course evaluation) scores in the process! Register

The University of South Carolina maintains its reputation as a leader in online learning, in part, through continuous improvement. While determining the quality of an online course involves some of the same criteria as classroom courses, it also involves factors that are unique to the online environment. Learn how you can evaluate your own online course for quality and apply best practices shared from an expert. Register

This interactive workshop will provide opportunities for faculty to discuss impediments to inclusion and equity in the classroom and what to do about them. We will look at "teacher talk" research to uncover how language influences student participation as well as uncovers issues of identity and intersectionality. We will examine how these dynamics enter into the teaching/learning relationship. Register

When you comment on student papers, do you wonder whether you could be doing it more efficiently and effectively? Do you wish you knew what kinds of responses best help students improve their work? In this interactive workshop, Christy Friend will share results from recent research exploring how college students make use of instructor feedback, then present concrete strategies for responding to papers in ways that encourage good writing habits and motivate students to improve. Register

FLIP: Focus on Learning, Innovation and Pedagogy is a faculty discussion group, ideas lab and learning community focused on topics related to the theory and practice of teaching and learning. FLIP is open to faculty members, instructors, postdocs and graduate students who want to study, discuss and try out various evidence-based approaches to instruction, including student-centered learning, discipline-based education research, flipped classrooms, problem-based learning (PBL), case studies and other forms of active learning. More Information

Do you teach online? Are your classes face to face? How about a hybrid situation? Looking for technologies and online tools to use in your teaching and instruction? Then this is a session you will want to attend. Heather Moorefield-Lang from the School of Library and Information Science will take you through some of the newest online tools. This will be a jam-packed session of useful sites and applications. Bring your laptop or favorite device to interact with the instruction more fully during the session. Register

This workshop is still under development. Check back later to find out more, or register below and we will send you more information when it is available. Register

This is a hectic time of year with many responsibilities and deadlines. Join the Research Cyberinfrastructure (RCI) department and the Office of IT to escape for a short, engaging, (maybe even relaxing), virtual experience. The RCI and Office of IT are demonstrating virtual reality goggles. If you have a smartphone, please bring it along and you can download one or more apps to experience a walk on the beach, a hike through the mountains or swimming with the sharks (engaging – yes, relaxing – not so much!) The world is at your fingertips! More Information

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